Hello,

Is there a way to read in user input inside a Here Document?

The last line of the add(draft) file is supposed to redirect the user input to the phonebook file, but it is not doing that. I am not sure what I am doing wrong.

So the redirected user input should be appended to the end of the phonebook file.

The display file should perform a search for the keyword(s) that the user inputs. Once again, I am not sure what I am missing or doing wrong.


# Menu file

clear=`tput clear`
bold=`tput bold`
bell=`tput bel`
off=`tput sgr0`

export clear bold bell off

cat<<alldone1

${bold}
WELCOME TO
MENU PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK
${off}

alldone1

cat<<alldone2

Press ${bold}A${off} to add information to the phonebook.
Press ${bold}C${off} to change phonebook information.
Press ${bold}D${off} to display phonebook information.
Press ${bold}R${off} to remove phonebook information.
Press ${bold}Q${off} to quit the phonebook.

alldone2

read choice

cat<<alldone3

${bell}
You have chosen $choice.

alldone3

if [ "$choice" = "a" ] || [ "$choice" = "A" ]
then
echo "Add"
add

elif [ "$choice" = "c" ] || [ "$choice" = "C" ]
then
echo "Change"

elif [ "$choice" = "d" ] || [ "$choice" = "D" ]
then
echo "Display"

elif [ "$choice" = "r" ] || [ "$choice" = "R" ]
then
echo "Remove"

elif [ "$choice" = "q" ] || [ "$choice" = "Q" ]
then
echo "Quit"

fi

#############################################################
# add (draft) file

clear=`tput clear`
bold=`tput bold`
bell=`tput bel`
off=`tput sgr0`

export clear bold bell off

cat<<alldone1

${clear}
${bell}

${bold}
WELCOME TO
ADD PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK

${off}


${bell}
Enter the person's name:

alldone1

read name

cat<<alldone2

${bell}
Enter the person's address:
(Street address or mailing address)

alldone2

read address

cat<<alldone3

${bell}
Enter the person's city:

alldone3

read city

cat<<alldone4

${bell}
Enter the person's state:

alldone4

read state

cat<<alldone5

${bell}
Enter the person's zip code:
(Five or nine digits)

alldone5

read zipCode

cat<<alldone6

${bell}
Enter the person's phone number:
(Please include the area code)

alldone6

read phoneNumber

cat<<alldone7

${bell}
$name:$address:$city:$state:$zipCode:$phoneNumber >> phonebook

##############################################################
# phonebook file

clear=`tput clear`
bold=`tput bold`
bell=`tput bel`
off=`tput sgr0`

export clear bold bell off

cat<<alldone1

${bold}
WELCOME TO
PHONEBOOK PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK
${off}

The format for phonebook entries is:
name:address:city:state:zipCodehoneNumber

alldone1

################################################################
# display file

clear=`tput clear`
bold=`tput bold`
bell=`tput bel`
off=`tput sgr0`

export clear bold bell off

cat<<alldone1

${bold}
WELCOME TO
DISPLAY PROGRAM OF
THE PHONEBOOK
${off}

alldone1

cat<<alldone2

${bell}
${bold}
Please enter your search keyword(s):
${off}

alldone2

read keywords

${bell}
grep -i $keywords phonebook

I am closing this thread for the following reasons:

(1) I believe it to be homework.
(2) You didn't use the search function.